Chapter 32: Second Time Lucky

For the first time in a long while, Violet awoke before Bryce. After what happened yesterday morning, she felt guilty about not being comfortable with Bryce showing her how much he cared, especially because Bryce never had any friends or real family before her. Smiling, Violet leaned forward and kissed him passionately. Once Bryce woke up, he noticed Violet kissing him, but before he could kiss back, she let go.

"Listen Bryce, I really am sorry for yesterday. I should have…" She started.

Before she could continue, Bryce kissed her quickly. "Stop talking." He said before pulling her into a long kiss. He wrapped his arms around her furry yellow back, pulling her closer to him.

"I know you, and you'd never do something as awful as stop loving me for something so small. Nobody's perfect…though you're close." He smiled.

"I love you." Violet smiled, tears in her eyes.

"I love you too…everything about you makes me love you more." Bryce said sweetly, his thumbs caressing her cheeks to wipe the tears away. "You've got the cutest ears, beautiful purple eyes, a warm loving smile, and a great personality. I love watching you do anything, even if it's something as simple as walking. I love how your tail wags when you're happy. I love how you bring out the best in me, and how you'd do anything and everything for me. I love that you don't try to be someone else…but most of all, I love you because you're the most kind, caring, loving, sweet, and beautiful Pokémon ever." He finished, pouring out his heart.

Violet was so happy, she was sobbing into his chest. "C'mon V, please don't cry." Bryce said softly.

She looked up at him. "It's just…I love you so much…that was the most beautiful thing anyone has said to me."

"…but you've done everything to earn it." Bryce responded. "Don't ever think poorly of yourself, because you're the strongest person I know, and…"

He wasn't able to finish his compliment, because at that moment, Violet kissed him quickly. "Stop talking." She said before pulling him into a passionate kiss. After they broke away from each other, Bryce got out of bed.

"Well, I'd better get practicing on that spell." He said.

Violet nodded. "I bet there's a training center in the room with all of the portals. I'll come and watch later, first I've got to shower and get something to eat."

Bryce nodded, heading to the room with the portals. As expected, the portal on the far left had a room with targets and other equipment. After finding a bench, Bryce opened the book and noticed something strange. The writing in the book was written a language he'd never seen…but he could read it as if it were written in English. Still, he read the tome, cover to cover. After he was finished, he shut the book and rose from the bench, walking over to the targets. He closed his eyes and thought of last night, when he was truly free. Opening his eyes and extending his hand, the saber of wind obliterated the targets. After all of them were destroyed, they reformed and reset back to their original location. After a while, he decided to see if there was anything else he could do with the spell. There had been sections of the book that explained other uses. Concentrating, he focused the power of the tome and extended his hand towards the ground below his feet. The result blew him into the air a few feet before falling back down. Bryce continued to practice with the result, and after half an hour, he could rise and fall to whatever height he wanted. He also learned he didn't have to keep his hand focused on his feet. As long as his mind was focused on the memory with it, he could mentally control what the wind did.

Violet walked in without Bryce noticing, so she snuck up on him while he was a few feet in the air. She may not be able to fly, but she was still a powerful Lucario. With her strength, she easily jumped up to his height and whispered "Boo" into his ear. The result sent Bryce crashing to the floor. Violet giggled. "Ten point landing."

Bryce focused his spell under Violet and made her float up on top of a tall cabinet. "You look much more decorative up there." He smirked.

She laughed, jumping down. "So it looks like you've got it down."

He nodded. "It wasn't too bad once I realized how to do it."

"So what do you want to do for the rest of the day?" Violet asked.

"Relax." Bryce answered.

Author's Notes: I know this one was short, but the next part of the story will be exciting and lengthy: the contest, which is an ALL OUT BRAWL! That'll be a fun part for sure. Thanks for the support and as always, read and review!

Also, a VERY big thank you to BlazingEclipse8 for doing some fantastic artwork for this story!